First Poet Laureate of L.A. By Julie Morse December 12th, 2012 On Friday, Eloise Klein was declared L.A.’s first poet laureate. Klein has authored seven books of poetry and is the founder of Arktoi Books press. Check out the interview with her at KPCC. Julie Morse lives in San Francisco and is a poetry teacher. She can be found @JulieMorse16. More from this author →